Fresh path seen for global RMB
Expert predicts yuan will become world's 2nd most important currencyThe long-standing view that a currency cannot become globally important without...
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China, Korea, Hong Kong and India struggle to create mega-IPOs
Screens showing surging stock shares at the Taiwan Stock Exchange office, following U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise decision to pause...
China’s currency stance could cost it lost decades
China may be facing a confusing short circuit in its economic and political calculations that could seriously harm the nation...
China doesn’t need to de-throne the dollar to win global currency war
Renminbi and US dollar banknotes are captured in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China, on March 1, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto...
Will Japan’s tourist visa fees, interest rate policy impact its booming property market?
With Japan imposing higher visa fees for tourists from July while moving away from an ultra-loose monetary policy, foreign investors...
China’s central bank sets weaker yuan midpoint against US dollar for third day
The People’s Bank of China set the yuan’s midpoint rate – which guides onshore market trading within a 2 per...
Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...
China nears launch of mBridge as alternative to Swift – report
China is moving towards the commercial rollout of mBridge, a cross-border digital currency platform positioned as an alternative to established...
Argentina edges back to China on currency swap despite US pressure
Argentina’s top central banker sat down with his Chinese counterpart in Shanghai, a quiet overture towards Beijing months after Buenos...
Opinion | As short-sellers circle the yen, a repeat of 1997 Asian crisis looms
Japan is falling into a trap in defending its currency against the US dollar, like Thailand in 1996. Japan’s large...
